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The University of Aveiro ranked 6th in Portugal, 730th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 185 research topics. The University of Aveiro ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 48,834 academic publications and 925,287 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#730 of 14,131 In the World
#293 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 95 In Portugal
#1 of 2 In Aveiro
#30 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#72 of 3,606 For Environmental Chemistry
#98 of 1,129 For Biochemical Engineering
#6339 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#848 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 182 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 3rd for Engineering in Portugal and 373rd in the World with 30,616 publications made and 656,061 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 29 In Portugal
#131 of 1,453 In Europe
#373 of 6,684 In the World

University of Aveiro
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 51 70
1992 51 100
1993 51 99
1994 61 133
1995 88 193
1996 103 272
1997 156 324
1998 160 435
1999 201 739
2000 278 889
2001 333 1227
2002 554 2061
2003 555 2412
2004 586 3332
2005 646 4419
2006 858 5982
2007 811 7261
2008 961 8807
2009 922 10996
2010 1018 13806
2011 1159 16764
2012 1285 19586
2013 1421 23755
2014 1462 28306
2015 1474 30947
2016 1526 34939
2017 1554 37398
2018 1599 42205
2019 1862 48982
2020 2066 59449
2021 2220 72869
2022 2206 78433
2023 2010 79965

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 3 38 98
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 62 159
Computer Engineering 1 53 196
Chemical Engineering 2 41 198
Environmental Engineering 3 55 210
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 65 215
Firefighting and Fire Science 5 72 235
Metallurgical Engineering 1 62 236
Mining Engineering 2 73 248
Nanotechnology 2 65 254
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 92 269
Electronic Engineering 2 78 272
Architecture 6 126 275
Landscape Architecture 5 132 285
Materials Science 2 95 292
Technical Drawing 3 110 308
Telecommunications 2 93 317
Electrical Engineering 2 104 331
Human-Computer Interaction 4 136 332
Architectural Engineering 5 126 338
Computer Networking 2 109 339
Engineering Management 7 122 349
Biomedical Engineering 4 128 355
Geotechnical Engineering 3 112 363
Optical Engineering 3 140 373
Transportation Engineering 4 139 387
Construction Management 7 147 396
Industrial Engineering 7 159 401
Civil Engineering 5 145 411
Mechanical Engineering 5 154 420
Structural Engineering 6 150 435
Agricultural Engineering 5 147 441
Robotics 5 152 442
Product and Industrial Design 6 186 464
Systems Engineering 6 199 499
Acoustical Engineering 4 226 590
Aerospace Engineering 4 236 617
Petroleum Engineering 5 204 628
Marine Engineering 7 217 634
Remote Sensing 6 248 639
Reliability and Quality Engineering 6 215 640
Automation and Control engineering 6 213 646
Automotive Engineering 6 204 651
Operations Research 9 274 764
Biotechnology 6 269 796
Nuclear Engineering 6 292 859

Chemistry rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Portugal and 414th in the World with 29,713 publications made and 732,595 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 29 In Portugal
#159 of 1,401 In Europe
#414 of 6,447 In the World

University of Aveiro
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 49 62
1992 42 105
1993 55 91
1994 56 125
1995 84 185
1996 100 288
1997 160 340
1998 169 452
1999 208 699
2000 265 900
2001 330 1277
2002 481 2030
2003 479 2453
2004 587 3542
2005 618 4675
2006 847 6338
2007 796 7636
2008 908 9447
2009 957 12015
2010 949 15103
2011 1088 18340
2012 1241 21716
2013 1385 26059
2014 1416 31169
2015 1424 34283
2016 1472 38520
2017 1468 40805
2018 1597 46506
2019 1778 53636
2020 2010 65351
2021 2240 80024
2022 2184 86604
2023 1951 88612

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 1 18 72
Biochemical Engineering 3 38 98
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 62 159
Inorganic Chemistry 2 53 188
Chemical Engineering 2 41 198
Physical chemistry 2 60 237
Nutrition and Food Science 4 92 250
Nanotechnology 2 65 254
Radiochemistry 2 47 261
Materials Science 2 95 292
Organic Chemistry 2 108 314
Pharmacy 3 162 361
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 138 364
Computational Chemistry 4 229 520
Biochemistry 5 201 549

Biology rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 4th for Biology in Portugal and 530th in the World with 28,446 publications made and 667,377 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 29 In Portugal
#191 of 1,445 In Europe
#530 of 6,770 In the World

University of Aveiro
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 18 43
1992 30 66
1993 28 56
1994 31 76
1995 45 89
1996 61 163
1997 97 197
1998 126 305
1999 161 542
2000 202 657
2001 237 926
2002 336 1449
2003 334 1789
2004 431 2550
2005 452 3515
2006 645 4878
2007 620 5966
2008 721 7638
2009 813 9877
2010 867 12716
2011 1027 15817
2012 1131 18569
2013 1365 23020
2014 1417 27605
2015 1461 30775
2016 1497 34580
2017 1525 37046
2018 1685 42767
2019 1826 50076
2020 2100 61638
2021 2373 76071
2022 2365 82591
2023 2167 85438

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 7 30
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 83 244
Nutrition and Food Science 4 92 250
Nanotechnology 2 65 254
Botany 4 148 395
Horticulture 3 138 399
Agricultural Science 3 135 409
Zoology 3 162 418
Astrobiology 3 174 424
Forestry 4 157 427
Paleontology 6 160 427
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 200 504
Biochemistry 5 201 549
Microbiology 6 198 566
Evolutionary Biology 5 245 605
Animal Science 5 208 662
Genetics 6 267 739
Pharmacology 6 247 777
Biotechnology 6 269 796
Neuroscience 5 301 816
Biophysics 6 312 867
Molecular Biology 6 311 932
Virology 6 297 969
Oncology and Cancer research 6 302 983
Immunology 6 316 995

Physics rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 3rd for Physics in Portugal and 390th in the World with 27,828 publications made and 619,650 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Condensed Matter Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 29 In Portugal
#149 of 1,446 In Europe
#390 of 6,603 In the World

University of Aveiro
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 50 67
1992 43 97
1993 53 92
1994 59 130
1995 84 187
1996 104 284
1997 164 331
1998 159 449
1999 200 735
2000 266 882
2001 319 1236
2002 534 2061
2003 509 2390
2004 561 3326
2005 606 4374
2006 811 5879
2007 802 7129
2008 933 8662
2009 886 10828
2010 941 13716
2011 1101 16758
2012 1190 19477
2013 1342 23092
2014 1344 27335
2015 1344 29937
2016 1394 33436
2017 1381 35801
2018 1455 40318
2019 1600 45566
2020 1774 54930
2021 1870 65802
2022 1906 70544
2023 1735 71470

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 65 215
Nanotechnology 2 65 254
Materials Science 2 95 292
Condensed Matter Physics 1 141 343
Theoretical Physics 4 167 345
Optical Engineering 3 140 373
Quantum and Particle physics 3 157 391
Astrobiology 3 174 424
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 209 496
Nuclear Physics 4 221 520
Acoustical Engineering 4 226 590
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 279 639
Medical Physics 5 278 702
Biophysics 6 312 867

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Portugal and 411th in the World with 24,601 publications made and 521,397 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 29 In Portugal
#154 of 1,458 In Europe
#411 of 6,798 In the World

University of Aveiro
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 30 43
1992 29 52
1993 29 45
1994 37 57
1995 48 106
1996 56 137
1997 85 169
1998 97 259
1999 134 408
2000 169 514
2001 204 813
2002 278 1213
2003 324 1549
2004 374 2146
2005 404 2859
2006 576 3958
2007 545 5062
2008 625 6247
2009 693 7899
2010 732 9708
2011 889 12253
2012 936 14326
2013 1108 17331
2014 1207 20719
2015 1226 23196
2016 1266 25875
2017 1261 28049
2018 1445 33002
2019 1675 39606
2020 1840 49634
2021 2105 62857
2022 2070 68159
2023 1885 70988

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Environmental Science.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portugal and 609th in the World with 18,746 publications made and 252,408 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 32 In Portugal
#256 of 1,492 In Europe
#609 of 7,020 In the World

University of Aveiro
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 15 20
1992 14 22
1993 19 25
1994 19 30
1995 22 46
1996 26 53
1997 29 57
1998 27 107
1999 35 110
2000 79 187
2001 83 261
2002 168 433
2003 151 459
2004 203 682
2005 196 965
2006 266 1258
2007 329 1747
2008 364 2337
2009 431 2922
2010 527 3876
2011 627 4876
2012 735 6040
2013 822 7485
2014 971 9069
2015 998 10617
2016 1065 11630
2017 1112 13148
2018 1237 15407
2019 1403 19628
2020 1560 24834
2021 1700 32156
2022 1747 35101
2023 1620 37617

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 4 131 262
Archaeology 5 169 438
History 6 190 489
Communications and Public Relations 6 187 535
Sports / Exercise science 5 211 562
Aesthetics 6 242 591
Philosophy 6 267 600
Public Policy / Administration 7 231 607
Education Majors 5 202 607
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 7 211 628
Early Childhood Education 6 204 631
Anthropology 6 247 634
Journalism and Digital Media 6 242 655
Law 6 254 658
Linguistics 6 265 660
Sociology 6 260 664
Art History 6 292 679
Political Science 6 284 681
Publishing 5 261 700
Forensic Science 6 248 703
Demography 6 263 729
Genealogy 7 273 786
Gender Studies 7 278 840
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 401 997
Library and Information science 6 393 1057
Classics and Ancient History 8 434 1193
Media Studies 10 412 1238

Computer Science rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Computer Science in Portugal and 601st in the World with 17,802 publications made and 252,687 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Portugal
#234 of 1,459 In Europe
#601 of 6,752 In the World

University of Aveiro
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 19 31
1992 34 46
1993 24 42
1994 35 54
1995 33 83
1996 33 85
1997 46 108
1998 52 165
1999 77 247
2000 90 327
2001 101 366
2002 302 817
2003 263 795
2004 233 1018
2005 291 1361
2006 359 1890
2007 390 2361
2008 438 2726
2009 474 3587
2010 567 4265
2011 694 5594
2012 718 6478
2013 780 8029
2014 859 9896
2015 907 11152
2016 866 12289
2017 986 13786
2018 1049 16224
2019 1181 19497
2020 1248 24421
2021 1492 30963
2022 1534 33935
2023 1475 36132

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 52 167
Computer Engineering 1 53 196
UX/UI Desgin 4 119 273
Game Design and Development 3 107 275
Telecommunications 2 93 317
Human-Computer Interaction 4 136 332
Computer Networking 2 109 339
Animation 4 144 378
Robotics 5 152 442
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 158 462
Management Information Systems 7 204 478
Cyber Security 5 181 485
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 200 504
Software Engineering 6 247 546
Web Design and Development 6 216 555
Data Science 6 250 572
Computer Graphics 5 248 594
Computer Vision 5 225 598
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 264 689
Computational Linguistics 6 284 699
Machine Learning 6 252 714
Database Administration 7 277 738
Information Technology 9 235 770
Neuroscience 5 301 816
Cognitive Science 6 320 902
Library and Information science 6 393 1057

Medicine rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Medicine in Portugal and 816th in the World with 13,424 publications made and 256,563 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Portugal
#286 of 1,417 In Europe
#816 of 6,680 In the World

University of Aveiro
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 6 14
1992 11 29
1993 14 29
1994 13 28
1995 17 31
1996 19 56
1997 23 65
1998 28 81
1999 50 142
2000 52 146
2001 66 226
2002 113 427
2003 108 497
2004 151 739
2005 167 954
2006 184 1332
2007 208 1704
2008 258 2292
2009 312 2914
2010 331 3827
2011 411 4927
2012 505 6049
2013 578 7537
2014 658 9055
2015 674 10499
2016 731 11958
2017 738 13476
2018 833 15801
2019 943 19349
2020 1098 25305
2021 1340 32982
2022 1373 36529
2023 1295 38169

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 1 7 30
Cosmetology 4 122 337
Biomedical Engineering 4 128 355
Pharmacy 3 162 361
Occupational Therapy 3 154 385
Dentistry 3 139 405
Orthodontics 3 174 487
Sports / Exercise science 5 211 562
Gerontology 5 184 586
Public Health 5 222 631
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 233 665
Respiratory Therapy 4 237 666
Physical Therapy 5 266 697
Medical Physics 5 278 702
Forensic Science 6 248 703
Nursing 6 253 704
Sports Medicine 6 283 706
Pharmacology 6 247 777
Health Science 5 262 792
Urology 5 261 821
Pathology 6 282 841
Clinical Psychology 7 297 874
Anatomy and Physiology 5 307 895
Audiology 5 317 903
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 303 910
Veterinary 6 254 949
Radiation Therapy 6 294 966
Virology 6 297 969
Oncology and Cancer research 6 302 983
Family medicine 5 308 988
Immunology 6 316 995
Psychiatry 6 338 999
Plastic Surgery 5 311 1040
Critical Care Nursing 7 356 1079
Anesthesiology 6 347 1106
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 373 1130
Surgery 6 363 1149
Dermatology 7 355 1187
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 379 1218
Cardiology 6 396 1248
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 482 1460
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 418 1536
Pediatrics 7 442 1552
Ophthalmology 9 471 1562

Mathematics rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 5th for Mathematics in Portugal and 609th in the World with 8,438 publications made and 124,057 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 29 In Portugal
#230 of 1,388 In Europe
#609 of 6,305 In the World

University of Aveiro
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 9 12
1992 10 20
1993 10 12
1994 17 23
1995 15 34
1996 25 40
1997 18 62
1998 22 70
1999 30 121
2000 55 156
2001 54 165
2002 140 377
2003 112 340
2004 106 450
2005 131 550
2006 170 908
2007 212 1218
2008 228 1403
2009 249 1857
2010 267 2268
2011 335 2938
2012 337 3673
2013 373 4253
2014 409 5009
2015 455 5537
2016 412 6016
2017 446 6590
2018 479 8001
2019 559 9585
2020 599 11526
2021 686 14671
2022 709 16359
2023 683 16994

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 2 115 300
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 158 462
Math Teachers 4 198 635
Statistics 5 246 645
Operations Research 9 274 764
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 337 840
Actuarial Science 8 381 1030

Business rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Business in Portugal and 587th in the World with 7,703 publications made and 88,771 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Hospitality and Hotel Management.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 30 In Portugal
#218 of 1,414 In Europe
#587 of 6,187 In the World

University of Aveiro
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 7 3
1992 5 8
1993 7 8
1994 7 11
1995 6 19
1996 9 16
1997 19 24
1998 19 33
1999 24 38
2000 39 89
2001 39 99
2002 78 187
2003 72 177
2004 73 225
2005 75 265
2006 109 429
2007 116 569
2008 139 670
2009 141 869
2010 205 1167
2011 235 1429
2012 284 1780
2013 301 2282
2014 373 3020
2015 358 3390
2016 418 4152
2017 404 4393
2018 522 5517
2019 633 7107
2020 683 9036
2021 728 12069
2022 757 12935
2023 765 14034

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 9 32
Entrepreneurship 5 154 340
Engineering Management 7 122 349
International Trade 7 215 367
Construction Management 7 147 396
Entertainment Industry Business 6 175 443
International Business 7 240 447
Project Management 5 206 475
Management Information Systems 7 204 478
Finance 6 222 542
Marketing 6 208 554
Public Policy / Administration 7 231 607
Advertising 7 235 618
Accounting 7 234 636
Management 6 256 685
Supply Chain Management 7 233 704
Risk Management 8 318 735
Real Estate 7 252 751
Human Resource Management 7 306 760
Operations Research 9 274 764
Tax Law 8 304 795
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 333 885
Actuarial Science 8 381 1030

Economics rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Economics in Portugal and 609th in the World with 4,815 publications made and 65,198 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 29 In Portugal
#235 of 1,366 In Europe
#609 of 5,995 In the World

University of Aveiro
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 5 2
1992 5 8
1993 3 2
1994 7 9
1995 3 7
1996 5 9
1997 5 12
1998 7 14
1999 6 11
2000 20 47
2001 15 65
2002 30 66
2003 29 66
2004 47 109
2005 38 151
2006 60 206
2007 64 318
2008 77 332
2009 75 489
2010 106 639
2011 159 902
2012 184 1225
2013 181 1483
2014 218 1975
2015 224 2272
2016 276 2743
2017 286 2957
2018 332 3919
2019 397 5099
2020 460 6469
2021 477 9119
2022 498 9625
2023 481 10376

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 8 139 334
International Trade 7 215 367
International Economics 8 263 431
Finance 6 222 542
Agricultural Economics 2 171 573
Development Studies 6 222 640
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 337 840
Investment Banking and Stock trading 9 333 885
Actuarial Science 8 381 1030

Art & Design rankings

The University of Aveiro ranked 6th for Art & Design in Portugal and 473rd in the World with 4,105 publications made and 48,049 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 28 In Portugal
#194 of 1,349 In Europe
#473 of 5,720 In the World

University of Aveiro
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 6 1
1992 12 10
1993 8 5
1994 9 13
1995 6 13
1996 12 25
1997 17 29
1998 12 33
1999 15 37
2000 21 52
2001 28 80
2002 68 148
2003 49 142
2004 56 211
2005 66 264
2006 61 373
2007 89 461
2008 88 542
2009 85 702
2010 106 913
2011 149 1079
2012 165 1217
2013 181 1456
2014 180 1729
2015 195 2015
2016 235 2161
2017 230 2425
2018 233 2766
2019 292 3451
2020 289 4302
2021 377 5486
2022 357 5962
2023 381 6162

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Aveiro in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Portugal ranking Europe ranking World rank
Multimedia 2 52 167
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 75 204
UX/UI Desgin 4 119 273
Architecture 6 126 275
Game Design and Development 3 107 275
Landscape Architecture 5 132 285
Interior Design 5 161 364
Animation 4 144 378
Fashion Design 6 162 396
Entertainment Industry Business 6 175 443
Graphic Design 5 181 456
Creative Writing 6 227 569
Aesthetics 6 242 591
Computer Graphics 5 248 594
Cinematography 8 244 601
Performing arts 7 283 629
Literature 6 284 664
Art History 6 292 679
Music 7 303 797
Photography 10 334 905

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Aveiro

Speciality Portugal Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 7 271 719
Sexology 9 233 768
Psychology 6 303 862
Child Psychology 7 325 941